Spontaneous resolution of unilateral Behcet's associated neuroretinitis

George Skopis; Sneha Padidam; Brian Do

doi:10.1016/j.ajoc.2020.100966

Spontaneous resolution of unilateral Behcet's associated neuroretinitis

Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep. 2020 Oct 9:20:100966. doi: 10.1016/j.ajoc.2020.100966. eCollection 2020 Dec.

Authors

George Skopis^{1

2}, Sneha Padidam^{1

2

3}, Brian Do^{1

2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Medstar Georgetown University Hospital, 3800 Reservoir Rd NW, Washington, DC, 20007, USA.
² Medstar Washington Hospital Center, 110 Irving St NW, Washington, DC, 20010, USA.
³ The Retina Group of Washington, 5454 Wisconsin Ave, Suite 650, Chevy Chase, MD, 20815, USA.

Abstract

Purpose: Behcet's disease is an immune-mediated condition which can commonly have ocular involvement. We present a case of Behcet's associated neuroretinitis, which is a rare ocular manifestation of Behcet's disease.

Observations: The patient experienced significant improvement in her neuroretinitis without initiation of treatment. After 28 days of observation there was spontaneous resolution of exam findings and return of Snellen visual acuity to 20/20.

Conclusionand importance: There are only two other cases reported in the literature of Behcet's associated neuroretinitis. Both cases report bilateral involvement with concomitant frosted branch angiitis. This is also the only reported case with spontaneous resolution of abnormal exam findings with return to 20/20 visual acuity. This case highlights the complexity of ocular involvement in Behcet's disease.

Keywords: Behcet's disease; Neuroretinitis.

Publication types

Case Reports